Garment support



Feb. 7, 195G D. P. HUNT ET AL 294969473 GARMENT SUPPORT Filed NOV. 12, 1946 FHCM PEG-i WNCENT s. MCCARTHY aoucsuxs P. HUNT Patented Feb. 7, 1950 OFFICE GARMENT SUPPORT Douglas P. Huntand-Yincent s. McCarthy, Montevideo, Minn.

Application November 12, 1946, SerialNo. 709,396

This invention relates to garment hangers and more particularly to hangers which are adaptable for use in supporting a hat and coat together so that the two will not become accidentally separated when left in a garment check room or the like.

It is an object of the invention to provide means for supporting a coat or similar garment so that it will hang in a natural-manner and not become wrinkled, and wherein means is incorporated with the hanger for readily supporting a hat in such a wa that it can be easily placed upon and removed from the hanger while at the same time it will be securely held against accidental displacement.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garment hanger of the type mentioned above which can be supported conveniently by means of a hook forming a part of the hanger or a screw device or other similar attachment means which is incorporated in the hanger construction.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a garment hanger of the type mentioned. above which can be conveniently formed from a single piece of material such as a relatively stiff wire.

The above and other objects and advantages of the invention will more fully appear from the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters refer to the same parts throughout the views, and, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevational View thereof;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of another embodiment; and

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the structure of Figure 3 with a portion of a hat shown mounted thereon in dotted lines. I

In Figures 1 and 2 there is shown an embodiment of the invention formed from a single piece of relatively stiff wire. It includes a generally horizontal medial portion 5 having upwardly convergent sections 6 and 7 extending from the ends of the medial portion 5, the sections forming shoulder supporting elements for holding a coat or the like. The upper ends 8 and 9 of the sections 6 and 1 are directed upwardly rather sharply and nearly horizontal sections 6a and la are progided to receive the collar portion of the coa The sharply convergent section 9 is bent horizontally outwardly at right angles to the plane 1 Claim. (01. 223-88) of the sections 5, 6 and I as indicated at I 0,

and the wire is then bent into an elongated loop H which, as shown in the drawings, is formed on an arc with its convex side disposed upwardly, the loop H forming a T head with the section l0.- Extending inwardly from the loop II is a horizontal section -l2 parallel to the section I0 and the wire is then bent verticall to form a hook shank I3 having a hook l4 formed on its upper end.

The other sharply convergent section 8 is looped about the outwardly extending sections H] and [2, as shown at l5, and the wire is then extended upwardly in parallel relation to the hook shank 13, as shown at H5. The wire is provided with a bed I! and then extends downwardly and the end is formed in a closed loop l8. The loop 18 is spaced outwardly a short distance from and in fixed relation to the vertical section 86 and terminates above and adjacent the inner ends of the parallel outwardly extending sec-' tions l0 and I2 which support the bowed or curved loop ll.

In the structure described above the horizontal medial portion 5 and the forwardly convergent portions 6 and I are of the general-shape of an ordinary wire coat hanger and are adapted to support a coat or similar garment in the conventional manner, the coat hanger portion being supported by the hook portion M. The outwardly extending parallel sections in and i2 with the loop I I provide a hat support which extends into the crown of the hat when the latter is placed thereon with the open crown directed toward the coat hanger section. The upwardly extending section I6 and its bent-over looped end l8 are adapted to receive the brim of the hat. The hat is placed on the hanger by inserting the edge of the brim into the bight formed by the closed loop !8 and vertical section 16, the hat being held at a diagonal to the vertical. The hat is then swung to a position with the brim in a vertical plane and it is thereby securely held against accidental displacement.

The hanger is conveniently formed from a single piece of relatively heav wire or other equivalent material but it is to be understood that the general arrangement of the various functional structural features can be achieved with other suitable materials.

In Figures 3 and 4 there is shown a modified form of the invention. The lower portion of the hanger is in the form of a hook having vertical sections l8 and 20, wherein the wire is doubled upon itself. The doubled wire is curved outwardly and upwardly to provide a hook-like end 2| upon which a garment such as a coat may be hung. The vertical section 19 is bent horizontally outwardly as at 22 and thence in. the form of an elongated loop 23 similar to the loop H. shown in Figures 1 and 2. Returning from the loop 23 is a horizontal section 24 parallel to the section 22. The horizontal portion or section; 24 is extended to the other side of the vertical hook portions l9 and 20 and terminates in a threaded portion 25 by means of which the article canbe mounted. on a wall or other suitable supporting structure The vertical; hook section 2G is formed in a loop 26 which extends about the horizontal. section 24 and also about the junction of the vertical hool; section 19- and the outwardly horizontal section 22. The wire then extends upwardly fromthe loop 26 forming a vertical section 2?, and said wire is. then bent over at 28 and thence downwardly and has its end, formed in a closed generally circular loop 28. The looped end 29 is spaced outwardly from the vertical upper section 21 and said loop terminates adjacent the inner ends of and above the horizontal outwardly extending sections 22 and 24 in the same manner as the loop [8 shown in thefirst embodiment.

It is clear from the drawing and description that when a garment is hung upon the hooked end 2| at the lower end of the article a hat can be mounted on the support 22, 23, 24 and its brim retained in the bight formed by the upwardly extending vertical section 21 and the looped end 29. In this embodiment as in the. one previously described the device is preferably made of a single piece of stiff wire, but may be formed of other suitable material.

One of the advantages of the structure in addition to those brought out above is that the hat and coat of the user can be kept together in a check room or in a moving vehicle without accidental displacement thereby preventing separation of the two articles of apparel and also preventing: the hat particularly from falling onto the floor and becoming soiled. While the device is of particular advantage for use in check rooms and in vehicles it, of course, could be used to advantage in private homes.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement and proportions of the various parts without departing from the scope of our invention.

What We claim is:

In a garment hanger, a single piece of material having. a medial horizontal section, convergent sections extending upwardly from the ends of.

medial horizontal section, a section extending; outwardly from the upper end of one of said convergent sections and bent upon itself and thence upwardly and having its upper end formed in a hook, a section forming a continuation of the other of saidv convergent sections and extending upwardly above said outwardly extend ing section and defining a. bight, they open portion of said bight being, located above and directed downwardly toward said outwardly extending section.

DOUGLAS P. HUNT. VINCENT S. MCCARTHY.

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